R Kelly divorce finalised
R Kelly's divorce from wife Andrea has been finalised, eleven years after their marriage, with the pair sharing joint custody of their three children.…
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Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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West surgeon jailed for DUI
Dr Jan Adams, who operated on Kanye West's mother before her death, has been jailed for a year after being found guilty of drink driving in California.…
Winehouse drops Norwegian appeal plans
Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil have dropped their appeals against their Norwegian drugs convictions, meaning she will not stand trial on 12 January.…
Veoh win another copyright case - impact on Viacom v YouTube
A US court has ruled in favour of video site Veoh in Universal Music's copyright action, a decision that could affect Viacom's ongoing lawsuit against YouTube.…
DMX pleads guilty
Rapper DMX has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, theft and drugs charges as part of a plea deal, which bars him from owning animals or guns and requires a 90 day prison sentence.…
Winehouse called to Norwegian court
Amy Winehouse has been summoned to appear in a Norwegian court on 12 January over her 2007 marijuana possession charges in Bergen.…
Manson calls Reznor to trial
Marilyn Manson's royalties dispute with former keyboard player Stephen Bier goes to trial on 2 February, with Manson reportedly calling celebrity witnesses.…
China to step up net censorship
China's government has announced a campaign against 'vulgar' online content, naming 19 internet operators, including Baidu and Google, amid fears over online political dissent.…
RIAA end relationship with net monitors
The Recording Industry Association Of America has ended its relationship with online monitoring firm MediaSentry and engaged a Copenhagen-based IT firm, DtecNet Software, for future monitoring.…
Claims against Bronfman over Warner purchase dismissed
A New York appellate court has dismissed the remaining claims by Richard Snyder against Warner Music boss Edgar Bronfman Jr over the 2003 purchase of the company.…
P2P lawyer calls for court case to be streamed
Harvard law professor Charles Nesson has called for the court hearing in the RIAA's file-sharing case against Joel Tenenbaum to be streamed online.…
In the pop courts: crime division
A review of 2008's criminal cases in pop covers R Kelly's acquittal in Chicago and the manslaughter conviction of Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro.…